Measuring quality of life of people with predementia and dementia and their caregivers: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Dementia is the fastest growing major cause of disability globally and may have a profound impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of both the patient with dementia and those who care for them. This review aims to systematically identify and synthesise the measurements of HRQoL for people with, and their caregivers across the full spectrum of, dementia from its preceding stage of predementia to end of life. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:A systematic literature review was conducted in Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online , ExcerptaMedicadataBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effect, National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database and PsycINFO between Janu

SUBMITTER: Landeiro F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5884378 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature